Hot-plate foot feed



Feb. 22,1927; 1,618,945

w. v. PENNINGTON ET AL HOT PLATE FOOT FEED Filed Oct. 29, 1926 4 INVENTOR5 We 5V j v i ATTORNEY Patented Feb. 22, 1927.

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WILLIAM V, PENNINGTON' AND PAUL C. ISOM,-OF- LEBANON, KANSAS.

HOT-PLATE room FEED.

Applicationfiled October 29,1926. Serial No. 145,047.

, this purpose which can be readily attached and which will not interfere with the free working of the hot plate feed by the turning of the rod associated with the throttle lever of the Ford type of automobile. 7

Te the attainment of the above broadly stated objects and others which will present themselves as'the nature of the invention is better understood, the improvement resides in the construction, combination andqoerative association of parts, a: satisfactory embodiment of whichis disclosed by the accompanying drawings.

In the drawings:

Figure 1 is a. View, partly in elevation and partly in section of the engine and dashof a Ford type of automobile to illustrate the application of our improvement Figure 2 is a top plan view thereof.

Figure 3 is asect-ional View on the line 3-3 of Figu-re'2. i I

Figure 4; is a sectional viewon the line 44t of Figure 2. i

The throttle actuating rod for the hand lever of the Ford type of automobile is indicated in Figure 1 of the drawings by the numeral 1, the engine block by the numeral 2, and the oarbureter and intake manifold by the numeral 3. As the hot plate Vaporizer is of the usual construction a detail description thereof will not be attempted but the lever towhich the shaft is pivoted is indicated by the numeral 4. Pivotally secured to the lever 4 there is a hand operated rod 5. The rod has an arched portion at its connection with the lever 4 and is extended a suitable distance above the engine block 2.

The rod has arranged thereon a slidable sleeve 6 and this sleeve has a rod extension provided with an offset end which is pivotally secured to a lever 7 connected to the throttle operating rod 1. Passing through the rod 5 and contacting with what we will term the innerend of the sleeve 6 there is a pin or other stop element 8.

In carrying out our invention we remove the front bolt between the head and engine block on the left hand side of the engine, but again replace the same to secure on the engine head a substantially L-shaped bracket 9. Passing through the outer end of the horizontal arm of the bracket which projects beyond theside of'the engine block there is a pivot'll; This pivot has both of its ends headed, as clearly disclosed by Figure 4 of the drawings, andjournaled on the pivots there is a" sleeve 12which' has integrally formed onits'low-er end an outstanding bar or plate 13. The bar or plate'1 3 merges, into a downwardly extending portion 14" that in turn-merges into'an offset end '15 andjpassing freely'throu'gh; the "end 15ther'e isthe ofl'set end of the inner portion 16 .of the lever for the foot pedal 17. The offset end 18 of the rod 16 is secured to, the angle end 15 of the substantially L shaped plate 14' by a cotter pin 19. The rod '16 is centrally bent upon itself and the portion thereof to w hI-i'chthe pedal'17' is connected is curved and passes through a guide sleeve 20 in the floor board of the'automobile. The sleeve 12 has on'its upper'end an arm 21 that extendsrearwardly with respect to'the ending block, and

swivelly but removably secured: tothe outer end of the arm 21'there' is a blockx22. J The rod 5. passes through a central opening in the revolubleblock 22 and the said rod 5 has passed therethrough at opposite sides 1 of the .b locki22'cotter pins or like stop elements 23'. Surrounding thesleeve 12 there is the coil spring 24 of a spring. One arm 25 of the spring is anchored in the upstanding end of the L-shaped bracket 9, the second arm 26 of the said spring being anchored in a notch in the substantially L-shaped member 14.

From the foregoing description when taken in connection with the accompanying drawings, it will be apparent that the throttle operating rod may be swung to bring the sleeve 6 againstthe stop element 8 to impart a longitudinal movement to the rod 5 to swing the lever 4 to operate the hot plate which, in the construction as shown will influence the angle arms on the sleeve 12, and consequently the rod 16 and the foot pedal 17 associated therewith but by removing one 7 of the cotter pins or stop elements 28, the rod 5 can freely move through the block 22 without influencing these elements. By removing the said cotter pins or stop elements and arranging a small push spring in front of the cotter pin or stop element 8, as indicated by the dotted lines in Figure 1, the hand throttle may be operated without moving the foot pedal. Also if desired, in

lieu of the spring construction between the sleeve, the bracket and angle member, a spring may be attached directly to the arm 21 and fixed to a suitable support on the engine block. A pressure on the -toot pedal will swing the angle arms and the sleeve to move the rod 5 and operate the lever -1- of the hot plate 101' vaporizer. Either this spring or the spring 2% will return the pedal members to initial position, and it is thought that thefforegoing description, when taken in connection with the drawin s, will fully set forth the advantages of our construction and the simplicity thereof, to those skilled in the art to which such invention relates, but it is to be understood that we do not wish to be limited to the precise details of construction herein set forth and hold ourselves entitled to such changes theretron'i as fairly fall within the scope of what we claim.

Having described the invention, claim 1. The combination with an automobile engine having a lever operated vaporizing device between the carbureter and the intake manifold thereof and a lever operated rod for controlling the throttle valve of the carburetor and for actuating the lever device, of pedal operating means for also act-uating the lever of the vaporizing device, including a rod connected to the lever, a sleeve arranged for slidable movement on the rod, a lever on the throttle ope-rating rod loosely connected with the sleeve, a contact on the rod for limiting the movement of the sleeve in one direction, a spring influenced pivotally supported member having offset ends, a pedal having a rod loosely connected to one of saidends, a revoluble supporting block on the second end of the mcn'ibcr and through which the first mentioned rod passes, and stop elements on the rod to the opposite sides of the block.

2. The combination of an automobile engine having a lever operated vaporizing device, and ahand operated rod for controlling the throttle valve of the carbnreter, and for actuating the vaporizing device, of pedal means for also operating the lever of the vaporizing device, all of said means includ ing a rod connected to the lever of the vaporizing device, a sleeve slidable on the rod and an arm extending from the sleeve, a lever fixed on the throttle operating rod and loosely connected with the sleeve rod, a remorable pin passing through the first mentioned rod for limiting the sliding of the sleeve thereon in one direction, an angle bracket fixed to the engine head by one of the attaching bolts therefor, a sleeve pivotally supported on the horizontal arm of the bracket therefor, oppositely directed angle extensions at the ends thereof, spring means between the sleeve, bracket and said angle member for holding the angle member in one position on the bracket, a foot pedal having a rod which is loosely and removably connected to the lower arm of the angle member, a block pivotally supported on the upper arm of the angle member and through which the first mentioned rod passes and removable pins passing through the rod and arranged at the opposite sides of the block. c

In testimony whereof we afiix our signatures.

WILLIAM V. PENN INGTON. PAUL 0. teen. 

